News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-01-20
STATE ITEM S .


Lieutenant F. Chatfield, of the First
Separate Company, Newport, has re-
signed.
Clarence E. Spaulding Of Bradford,
succeeds Captain L. M. Smith as In
spector Of customs at Newport.
Charleston is to have a creamery,
and the milk of 500 COWS has been
guaranteed by farmers in the neigh
borhood.
St. Adams has two fine toboggan
slides, one being natural and the
other an artificial slide. The natural
slide on "Johny Cake" Hill, is said
to be the best of the kind in the State
The late Truman NJ. Post, of St.
Louis, Mo-, the pioneer of Congrega-
tionalism iD the West. learned Latin
grammar from a book fastened to the
handle of his pillow when he was a
Vermont farm boy.
The granite quarry recently discov-
cred on Charles Stimet's farm in High
gate is likely to prove of much value
to the owner. Burlington parties, it
is said, will put up the necessary ma
chinery and begin quarrying soon.
Carlos E. Clafin, of Brooktield. 40
years of age, who was accidentally
shot at East Braintree the 9Th inst,
died on Tuesday of last week from
the effects of the wound. He was a
prosperous farmer and represented
Brookfeld in the Legislature of 1884.
During the last three months Of
1886, 81 tramps arrived at the house
of Correction, sentenced from all
parts of the State. There are now
96 prisoners, II of whom are women.
Five male prisoners are sick in the
guard room. Mr.. w. r. Brown is
conducting the marble business at the
institution and 20 Of the prisoners
work in the shop.
Frank Wheeler, nine years old, was
injured Tuesday morning of last week
while coasting on West street hill al
Rutland. Wheeler and a companion
were sliding down the hill and as they
went to turn out for boy, the sled
struck either post or tree and
Wheeler received a long and deep
cash over the left eye. A boy named
Powers was hurt at the same time
and there are fears that he was inter-
nally injured, perhaps seriously.
Thomas Burke, of Lincoln, aged
20, was found in Bristol early Sunday
morning of last week with his limbs
frozen solid below the knees and his
face and hands badly frost bitten. He
started to go from James Coughlin's
of Lincoln, to Richard Browns across
the lots, a distance of about a third
of mile. The indications were that
he had fallen down in a drunken STU
por and the prospects are that he will
net recover.
This state has now ten surviving
ex-Governors-Frederick Holbrook of
Brattleboro, j. Gregory Smith of St.
Adams, Paul Dillingham; of Water
bury, Geo, W. Hendee of Morristown,
John W. Stewart of Middlebury, Hor-
ace Fairbanks of St. Johnsbury, Red
field Proctor Of " PROCTOR" Roswell
Farnham of Bradford, John L. Bar
stow of Shelburne, and S. E. Pingree
of Hartford. Of this number eight
are lawyers, one a manufacturer, and
one farmer.
There was a strike at the Lincoln
Iron Works at Rutland the 18th inst,
participated in by dozen Of the
moulders, who left their work on &C
count of the hiring of helper, who
is not a journeyman. Their hasty
action was taken at the instigation of
four ringleaders, who were dissatisfied,
and induced their companions to go
with them. All the moulders did not
leave, however, and the work will be
only temporarily delayed in conse-
quence of the strike. Superintendent
W. A. Patrick says thai the ringlead-
ers will not be taken back under any
considerations.
Three Vermonters, all republicans,
have found their way into government
seats in Connecticut. Hon. J. l..
Howard, who fills the office of Lieut.
Governor, was born at Windsor in
1918. He went to Hartford, Conn,
to reside when 20 years of age, and in
1841 engaged in the manufacturing
business. His firm, j. L. Howard &
Co., of which he is president, is well
known as manufacturers of railroad
supplies. Two of tour boys" are
members of the lower house, Alvin D.
Noble of Somers, born in Benson 60
years ago, and Jedediah c. Stafford of
Middlefeld, born in Morrisvile in
1S41. Mr.. Noble is a farmer and
Mr.. Stafford, who was formerly rail-
road agent, is now in the grocery bus
mess.